A look back at the French short films that traveled internationally in December, to four festivals supported by Unifrance.
🏆Awards for French short films 🏆
➡️ At the Kortfilmfestival Leuven in Belgium, three French works received honors
- The Jury Prize for Best European Film went to God is Shy by Jocelyn Charles
- The Audience Award for Best Flemish Fiction Film was attributed to Loynes by Dorian Jespers
- The EFA qualification was awarded to 3x Mina by Nans Laborde-Jourdàa
➡️ Bogoshorts in Colombia, the largest event dedicated to short films in South America, awarded prizes to three French works
- The Best Animation Award of the International Competition went to Life With an Idiot by Theodore Ushev
- The Best Short Fiction Award was attributed to Agapito by Arvin Belarmino and Kyla Danelle Romero
- The Best VR Work was given to The Exploding Girl VR by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.
➡️ Several awards at Dakar Court in Senegal
- Alazar by Beza Hailu Lemma triumphed with two awards, the Grand Jury Prize and Best Direction.
- We Had Fun by Linda Lô won the Grand Prix Annette Mbaye Derneville.
- Best Screenplay went to The Boy With White Skin by Simon Panay
- Sarah Fromager, Sylviane Eneleda, and Cherley Raveau jointly received Best Actress for their performances in Adan nanm ek kò by Ella Moun.
✈️ The following people received travel funding ✈️
- Grégoire Graesslin accompanied his film Dammen, presented at Bogoshorts. He had this to say about the festival: "The heart of the festival is located close to the tourist center and between the university campus and the Cinemathèque, so everything is within walking distance. It's ideal for meeting people and having impromptu conversations. The Cinemathèque offers excellent screening conditions (I think that after the Debussy theater in Cannes, these were the two best screenings of my film in terms of image and sound quality) . It's very impressive. The screenings are often sold out. The introductions and Q&As are well conducted (in English, with Spanish translation) and the audience is very expressive and talkative. I had some very interesting exchanges."
This year, in partnership with the Ambassade de France in Colombia and the festival, Unifrance made a special arrangement to send a delegation of French short film producers specializing in or interested in animation to attend the 9th BFM, the rapidly growing co-production market dedicated to animation developed by Bogoshorts.
The five companies comprising the delegation were:
🔹 All the selections 🔹
Although there were only four festivals followed by Unifrance at the end of the year, many French short films were selected at these events.
🇧🇪 The Kortfilmfestival Leuven presented 19 French short films across its different sections.
European Competition:
- Their Eyes by Nicolas Gourault
- To the Embers by Morgane Ambre
- God is Shy by Jocelyn Charles
- Pirateland by Stavros Petropoulos
- Because of (U) by Tohé Commaret
- The Spectacle by Bálint Kenyeres
- Red by Zoé Arene
- 3x Mina by Nans Laborde-Jourdàa
Flemish Competition
Animation Nations
Short Films for Younger Audiences
- The Empty Panel by Thibault Chollet
- Acrobats by Éloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, and Shali Reddy
- Amen by Orphée Coutier, Bettina Demarty, Kimié Maingonnat, Laurène Perego, and Avril Zundel
- Sparrows by Rémi Durin
- Selfish by Justine Aubert, Cassandra Bouton, Grégoire Callies, Maud Chesneau, Anna Danton, Gatien Peyrude, Justine Raux, and Loïc Girault
- Nutissimo by Nicolas Bianco-Levrin
- Once Upon a Time in Dragonville by Marika Herz
Special Program
🇨🇴 In Colombia, Bogoshorts also presented 19 French short films and three immersive works in the new section dedicated to this genre.
International Competition
- With Tapes and Toasts in the Car by Kiana Naghshineh
- Acrobats by Éloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, and Shali Reddy
- Amelia Starlight by Laura Thomassaint
- Carcassonne-Acapulco by Marjorie Caup and Olivier Héraud
- In Transit by Vadim Kostrov
- Life With an Idiot by Theodore Ushev
- Loynes by Dorian Jespers
- S the Wolf by Sameh Alaa
- Shadows by Rand Beiruty
- The Spectacle by Bálint Kenyeres
- A South Facing Window by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
National Competition
Collections Competition
- Astronauta by Giorgio Giampà
- Night Shows by Anand Sapin
Fan Freak Fantastic Competition
- Weird to Be Human by Jan Grabowski
- Birth of a Fire by Archibald Martin
- Dammen by Grégoire Graesslin
- Red by Zoé Arene
- God is Shy by Jocelyn Charles
Immersive Works - VR Competition
- Another Place by Domenico Singha Pedroli
- The Exploding Girl VR by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel
- Human Violins by Ioana Mischie
🇸🇳 Dakar Court presented 16 French works.
Official Competition
- Adan nanm ek kò by Ella Moun
- Alazar by Beza Hailu Lemma
- We Had Fun by Linda Lô
- Milk Brothers by Kenza Tazi
- The Boy With White Skin by Simon Panay
Film Schools Competition
Unifrance Program
- The Mysterious Adventures of Claude Conseil by Marie-Lola Terver and Paul Jousselin
- Gioia by Nixon Singa
- Lou by Tara Maurel
- Carcassonne-Acapulco by Marjorie Caup and Olivier Héraud
- Yuck! by Loïc Espuche
Special Screenings
- Sira by Mariame N'Diaye
- Les Tissus blancs by Moly Kane
- Pacífico Oscuro by Camila Beltrán
- Lees Waxul by Yoro Mbaye
- And Still we Will Walk On by Jonathan Millet
🇸🇮 Animateka in Slovenia, dedicated to animation films, presented 12 French films.
Main Competition
Young European Talents Competition
- Littles Saints by Clémence Taveau
- Waiting to Be Picked Up by Yujia Wang
- Pebble to Pebble by Charlotte Annereau
- Between the Gaps by Martin Bonnin
- Lieux saints by Jean-Marie Teno
- Zootrope by Léna Martinez
The Elephant Competition
- J'ai trouvé une boîte by Éric Montchaud
- Once Upon a Time in Dragonville by Marika Herz
- The Legend of the Hummingbird by Morgan Devos
- Birds of Paradise by Tomek Ducki
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